Seq # 170440020

Triaxomera parasitella (Hübner, 1796) Species

Last modified: April 4, 2024, 8:38 a.m.


A fairly common species in Belgium, mainly in the north but probably overlooked in many places.


Details

Classification
Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Nemapogoninae > Genus: Triaxomera > Species: Triaxomera parasitella
Vernacular names
Zwammenmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 112 (as T.[inea] Parasitella. H.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Caterpillar


Flight periods

The adults have been observed from mid April till mid July.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Coriolus and Trametes
Substrates:
Dead wood and Fungi

The larva lives on fungi and in dead wood.

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